MAPLE LEAFS-DUCKS Pregame Notes


2021-22 Matchups vs. Anaheim: First of Two
2020-21 Record vs. Anaheim: N/A
Next Game vs. Anaheim: Wednesday, January 26 vs. Anaheim
Toronto Season Record: 15-6-1
Toronto Road Record: 6-3-0
TV: TSN4 RADIO: Sportsnet 590


RECENT TRANSACTIONS
November 23, 2021 Forward Joey Anderson has been loaned the Toronto Marlies (AHL)
November 23, 2021 Forward Kyle Clifford has been recalled from the Toronto Marlies (AHL)
Score: Toronto 4 at San Jose 1

LAST GAME
Date: Friday, November 26, 2021
TOR Goals: Nylander, Simmonds, Matthews, Tavares
SJS Goals: Bonino
TOR Goaltender: Woll, 34/35, .971 SV%
SJS Goaltender: Reimer, 13/17, .765 SV%, Hill 16/16, 1.000 SV%
TOR Power Play: 1-for-2
TOR Penalty Kill: 3-for-3

NEXT GAME
Date: Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Opponent: vs. Colorado Avalanche
Broadcast Information: Sportsnet (TV), TSN 1050 (Radio)

INJURY REPORT
Ondrej Kaše Upper Body
Petr Mrázek (Groin) *On Injured Reserve
Ilya Mikheyev (Thumb) *On Injured Reserve
Man Games Lost: 40
ALL-TIME VS. ANAHEIM DUCKS:

First Matchup between Clubs: November 17, 1993 (Toronto 4 at Anaheim 3)
All-Time Record: 28-12-5-1 (46 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 17-3-4-1 (25 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 11-9-1-0 (21 Games)
Last Road Win vs. Opponent: November 16, 2018 (Toronto 2 at Anaheim 1 – OTW)
Record in Last Five Games: 4-1-0
Record in Last 10 Games: 7-3-0

ACTIVE LEADERS VS. ANAHEIM DUCKS:

Games Played: Kyle Clifford (53), TJ Brodie (34), Wayne Simmonds (33)
Goals: Wayne Simmonds (11), John Tavares (10), Kyle Clifford (6)
Assists: TJ Brodie (13), Jake Muzzin (12), Jason Spezza (11)
Points: John Tavares (20), Wayne Simmonds (17), TJ Brodie (16)
Penalty Minutes: Kyle Clifford (95), Wayne Simmonds (55), Jake Muzzin (12)

2021-22 AVERAGES AND RANKINGS
Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
Toronto .705 2.77 2.18 24.6% 86.4% 34.0 30.0 55.7%
Anaheim .595 3.29 2.62 28.1 86.7 31.2 32.7 50.7

THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22
Power Play: 15/61 (24.6%)
Power Play Goal Leader: 4 – Matthews
Power Play Point Leader: 8 – Nylander (3G, 5A)
2020-21 Power Play: 31/155 (20.0%)

ON THE PK IN 2021-22
Penalty Kill: 51/59 (86.4%)
Shorthanded Goal Leader: 1 – Marner
Shorthanded Point Leader: 1 – Marner (1G), Muzzin (1A)
2020-21 Penalty Kill: 113/144 (78.5%)

FAST FACTS
Sunday games 2nd of 8 (1 home, 7 road)
Back-to-Backs played 4 of 13
Record in first game of back-to-back 2-2-0
Record in second game of back-to-back 2-2-0
November games 14th of 14 (8 home, 6 road)
RECENT MILESTONES

TJ BRODIE Appeared in his 700th career NHL game, Nov. 2, 2021 vs. VGK
JACK CAMPBELL Appeared in his 100th career NHL game, Nov. 16 vs. NSH
JACK CAMPBELL Recorded his 50th career NHL win, Nov. 18 vs. NYR
PIERRE ENGVALL Appeared in his 100th career NHL game, Nov. 2, 2021 vs. VGK
ONDREJ KAŠE Recorded his 100th career NHL point, Nov. 10, 2021 at PHI
ALEXANDER KERFOOT Appeared in his 300th career NHL game, Nov. 26 at SJS
AUSTON MATTHEWS
Recorded his 200th career NHL goal on Oct. 25 at CAR. Per NHL Stats,
Matthews required the second-fewest games to reach 200 goals in Maple
Leafs history among players who debuted with the team, trailing only
Charlie Conacher (317 games)
MORGAN RIELLY Recorded his 250th career NHL assist on Oct. 27 at CHI
KIRILL SEMYONOV Made his NHL debut, Nov. 10 at PHI
WAYNE SIMMONDS Skated in his 950th career NHL game on Oct. 16 vs. OTT
JOHN TAVARES Recorded his 200th point with the Maple Leafs on Oct. 18 vs. NYR
JOHN TAVARES Scored his 100th goal with the Maple Leafs, Nov. 13 at BUF

UPCOMING MILESTONES

TJ BRODIE One goal away from 50 career NHL goals
MICHAEL BUNTING Two games away from 50 career NHL games played
TRAVIS DERMOTT Two points away from 50 career NHL points
JUSTIN HOLL Nine points away from 50 career NHL points
ONDREJ KAŠE Two goals away from 50 career NHL goals
DAVID KÄMPF Five assists away from 50 career NHL assists
ILYA MIKHEYEV Seven games away from 100 career NHL games played
JASON SPEZZA One game away from 1,200 career NHL games played.

2021-22 TEAM LEADERS


CATEGORY LEADER CATEGORY LEADER
GOALS 10 – Tavares BLOCKED SHOTS 34 – Holl
ASSISTS 12 – Marner TAKEAWAYS 25 – Marner
POINTS 20 – Tavares (10G, 10A) HITS 54 – Ritchie
POWER PLAY POINTS 8 – Nylander (3G, 5A) TOI PER GAME 24:14 – Rielly
SHORTHANDED POINTS 1 – Marner (1G), Muzzin (1A) PP TOI PER GAME 3:08 – Nylander, Marner
PIMs 19 – Ritchie SH TOI PER GAME 2:37 – Muzzin
SHOTS 82 – Matthews WINS 11 – Campbell
FACEOFF% 60.0% – Marner GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE 1.67 – Woll
SHOT ATTEMPTS% 57.4% – Sandin SAVE PERCENTAGE .943 – Campbell

DUCKS

LAST ANAHEIM DUCKS GAME
NOV. 26, 2021 – ANAHEIM 4 vs. OTTAWA 0
The Ducks earned a 4-0 shutout win over the Ottawa Senators Friday afternoon at Honda Center…Anthony Stolarz stopped all 34 shots, his first
shutout of the season and second straight win…Troy Terry scored his team-leading 13th goal (PPG), marking 13 goals his last 17 games (13-6=19)…he
is the fourth player (11th occasion) in Ducks history and first in 10 years to score 13 goals in a 17-game span, joining Corey Perry (twice; last: 19-11=30
in 16 games Mar. 9, 2011-Apr. 9, 2011), Teemu Selanne (six times) and Paul Kariya (twice)…Terry is the fifth player in the NHL to score 13 goals in 17
games since the start of 2020-21, joining Leon Draisaitl, Auston Matthews, Andrew Mangiapane and Chris Kreider…Trevor Zegras recorded two assists
(0-2=2) to push his point streak to a season-high three games (0-4=4)…Rickard Rakell scored his sixth goal and added an assist for his second multipoint game, pushing his point streak to three games (2-2=4)…Derek Grant netted his first goal of the season and Isac Lundestrom scored his fourth
goal…Sonny Milano earned a point (assist) for the third straight game (2-4=4)…Jakob Silfverberg also earned an assist.
PP: 1-3 PK: 4-4 SF: 33 SA: 34 TOI: Cam Fowler (23:43) Three Stars: 1. Stolarz 2. Milano 3. Drysdale
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 19 – Assigned C Bo Groulx to San Diego (AHL)
Nov. 20 – Assigned C Mason McTavish to Peterborough (OHL)
Nov. 21 – Recalled C Bo Groulx and RW Vinni Lettieri from San Diego (AHL)
Nov. 27 – Reassigned C Bo Groulx and RW Vinni Lettieri to San Diego (AHL)
ANAHEIM DUCKS INJURIES
Man Games Lost: 56
ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Anaheim Ducks conclude a two-game homestand tonight vs. the Ottawa Senators at Honda Center (5 p.m. PT, Bally Sports
SoCal, AM 830)

…Anaheim enters tonight with wins in nine of their past 12 games (9-3-0), standings points in 11 of the last 14 games (9-3-2, 20 pts.) and
12 of the last 16 (9-4-3)

…Anaheim is 7-1-1 its last nine home games dating to Oct. 31, outscoring opponents 31-13…Anaheim has only allowed 20 goals
in 12 games at home this season, posting the top goals against per game in the NHL on home ice (1.67 per game) and the fewest goals against in club
history through 12 home games (previously 21 through 12 games in 2013-14)…Anaheim ranks second among NHL clubs in PP goals (18), third in
overall PP% (28.1) and sixth in PK% (86.7)…Anaheim has killed 29 of the last 41 power plays (93.5%, spanning 12 games) and 37 of 41 penalties the
last 15 games (90.2%)

…the Ducks continue their 13-game November schedule, with an 8-3-0 mark in addition to a 151-124-65 record in the month all-time…Anaheim leads the NHL with the top penalty kill and fewest PPGA (92.9%, 26-of-28), and rank second in wins (8) and goals against per game
(1.91, 21 goals against) in November

…following tonight’s game, Anaheim will visit Los Angeles on Tuesday, Nov. 30 at Staples Center (7:30 p.m. PT).
MR. 1000: Ryan Getzlaf became the 92nd player all-time to record 1,000 points (280-720=1000) with a primary assist Nov. 16 vs. WSH…he is the 39th
player (seventh active) in NHL history to record his first 1,000 points all with the same club and the 45th player all-time to record 1,000 points with a
single franchise

…of the 29 retired players to record their first 1,000 points with a single franchise, 26 have been elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame (an
additional 10 players, including Getzlaf, are not yet eligible)…Getzlaf passed Teemu Selanne for Anaheim’s all-time points record with an assist on the
GWG Oct. 31 vs. MTL, marking his 989th career point with the Ducks (279-710=989)…Getzlaf now leads the Ducks in all-time assists (721), PPA (250)
and GP (1,122)

…among players selected in the 2003 Draft, Getzlaf, leads in points per game (.89), assists, PPP (335), PPA and OT points (36), ranks
second in points, seventh in games played and ninth in goals (280).


DUCKS-MAPLE LEAFS: Anaheim and Toronto open a two-game season series tonight at Honda Center…the Ducks have posted a 13-25-8 record in
46 games against the Maple Leafs, including 9-10-2 in Orange County…Adam Henrique (7-10=17) leads the Ducks in career scoring vs. the Maple
Leafs, while Ryan Getzlaf has 2-5=7 points his last seven games and 2-9=11 points in his last 12 games vs. Toronto dating to Mar. 10, 2014…in
addition, Rickard Rakell has five goals and six points in his last seven contests vs. the Maple Leafs…these two teams will wrap up the season series
Jan. 26 in Toronto (4 p.m. PT).

PLAYER INJURY/ILLNESS EXEPECTED ABSENCE GAMES MISSED
Max Jones Torn pectoralis major 4-6 months 18
Max Comtois Hand 6 weeks 6
TERRYING IT UP: Troy Terry recorded points in a career-best 16 straight games Oct. 18-Nov. 18 (12-10=22), the second-longest point streak in the
NHL this season (Connor McDavid, 17 GP))…over the last 10-plus NHL seasons (since 2011), Terry, Jack Eichel (17 games in 2019-20) and McDavid
(17 games in 2021-22) are the only three players under 25 years old to have point streaks of 16-or-more games…Terry (24 years, 69 days) is the
youngest Duck in club history to record a point streak of at least 15 games…his point streak was the third longest in Ducks history and the longest since
Corey Perry’s club record 19 straight games Oct. 21-Dec. 1, 2009 (10-16=26)…only two players in Ducks history recorded longer point streaks: Perry (19
GP in 2009-10) and Teemu Selanne (17 GP in 1998-99).
Terry reached 20 points in his 15th game this season (assist Nov. 14 vs. VAN), the second fastest Ducks to that mark…only Teemu Selanne recorded
20 points as a Duck in fewer games (13 GP in 1995-96)…Terry ranks tied for sixth in goals (13) and points (13-10=23) among NHL leaders…he has 13
goals his last 17 games (13-6=19, +8) and 10 goals his last 13 (10-5=15)…below are the only point streaks in Ducks history of 16-plus games:
BETWEEN THE PIPES: John Gibson ranks tied for eighth among NHL goaltenders in wins (9), and is fourth and saves (473) and sixth in minutes
(974:05)…Gibson posted a career-high seven straight wins Oct. 31-Nov. 16, surpassing his prior best of six set Feb. 15-Mar. 6, 2018…during the seven
games, he posted one shutout, a 1.69 GAA and .942 SV%…his win streak ranks as the second-longest in the NHL this season (CAR’s F. Anderson,
eight games)…Gibson is currently 7-3-0 his last 10 starts, posting a 2.19 GAA and .929 SV%, while allowing two or fewer goals in seven of the 10…he
has also helped Anaheim earn points in eight of his last 11 starts (7-3-1), with one shutout, a 2.33 GAA and .926 SV%….he was named the NHL’s Third
Star for the week ending Nov. 7 after stopping 62-of-63 shots faced, going 2-0-0 with one shutout, a 0.50 GAA and .984 SV%…Anthony Stolarz
stopped all 34 shots Nov. 26 vs. OTT in his first shutout of the season…he has back-to-back wins stopping 62-of-63 shots with a 0.50 GAA and .984
SV%…the two goals have combined for the second fewest goals against (21) and ranks second in GAA (1.91) in November among NHL clubs.
BY THE NUMBERS: Ryan Getzlaf ranks tied for fifth among NHL leaders in assists (18) and tied for seventh in primary assists (11)…he had assists in
five straight Nov. 9-18 (0-8=8), the only player in the NHL this season with multiple five-game assist streaks (also Oct. 28-Nov. 5; 1-6=7)…Getzlaf also
has 0-8=8 assists his last eight games and 17 assists his last 18 games (1-17=18)…Trevor Zegras has 4-5=9 points his last six games, including three
multi-point efforts in that span…Zegras ranks tied for second in scoring (6-8=14) and tied for third in goals and assists among NHL rookies…he also has
6-7=13 points his last 13 games…Kevin Shattenkirk is tied for sixth in goals (4) and tied 12th in scoring (4-10=14) among NHL blueliners…Cam Fowler
had a career-tying five-game point streak Nov. 7-16 (1-4=5), matching his personal best set three prior times (last: Feb. 22-Mar. 3,2021; 1-6=7)…he now
has 1-7=8 points his last 12 games…Adam Henrique recorded points in four straight games Nov. 11-18 (1-3=4, +6) and has 5-6=11 points his last 13…
Jamie Drysdale has points 1-2=3 points his last three games, including his second career two-assist game Nov. 24 @ COL (0-2=2)…Sonny Milano
has 4-5=9 points his last 10 games has 11 points his last 13 contests (4-7=11)…Rickard Rakell has a three-game point streak since his return to the
lineup Nov. 22 (2-2=4) and 4-2=6 points his last six games.
POINTING IT OUT: Anaheim had standings points in 10 straight games from Oct. 28-Nov. 16 (8-0-2), the longest point streak by the Ducks since Mar.
12-Apr. 9, 2016-17 (11-0-3)…the point streak marked only the seventh time in club history of points in 10-or-more consecutive games…the Ducks won
eight straight games Oct. 31-Nov 16, the second-longest win streak in the NHL this season and the club’s longest win streak since Feb. 13-Mar. 5, 2016
(11-0-0)…Anaheim’s win streak tied the third-longest streak in club history (8-0-0, Dec. 31, 2013-Jan. 15, 2014), with only two longer streaks in club
history: 11-0-0 in 2015-16 and 10-0-0 in 2013-14…during the win streak, Anaheim outscored opponents 33-14 (4.1 goals per game)…Ducks goaltenders
John Gibson and Anthony Stolarz combined to post a league-best 1.63 GAA &.945 SV% during the eight games.
MILESTONES WITHIN REACH:
John Gibson – 5 wins to tying Jonas Hiller (162) for third among franchise goaltenders in wins
Jakob Silfverberg – 2 points to 300 points as a Duck

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